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Firstly a complaint. We booked 3 rounds on GolfNow the night before play. It was a regular tee time (not a hotdeal) however the course had no idea that we had booked and had double booked the time. Not sure that the course is made aware of when times are booked but there is no reason I should have to prove that I booked online.

The lady at the front desk was on her cellphone when I arrived. I had to get her attention to put the phone down.

Moving on to the course.......Really really good for March and greens in good shape. 90% of the bunkers were in excellent shape but about 50% of the tee boxes needed some attention, but that is to be expected​ in the winter.

Overall a decent day. Grill was closed (on a Saturday?!?!)

Had a great time at Greenwood Country Club today. Course is in fantastic condition right now and overall was a great experience. We got paired up with another twosome and had a great time. You need to play the front 9 well as it is more straightforward than the back 9.

Had a great time at Saluda Valley on a Sunny Saturday. Starter was friendly, clubhouse nothing to write home about.

Tee boxes on most holes were in superb condition. Greens were receptive, and very very fast. Paired up with a member who said the greens aren't normally as fast as they were that day.

One particular dogleg on the back (I think 16# is very difficult. From the Blues #tips) the tee shot requires a 190 yard shot, and then your second shot is 170 yards uphill, so choose your clubs carefully. Probably the hole that intrigued me the most.

Course is great I live near Greer, SC and it only took me 1/2 hour to get there. Worth the drive for sure!

Positives: No houses on the course, so if you can find your ball, you can play it. Wide fairways. Friendly staff.

Negatives: No restroom on the course at mid turns.

Played as a Single on Veterans Day this year. Took 3.5 hours to play 18 holes because of some slow play in front of me.

Walked into the clubhouse, and they were waiting on me and asked me if I was the single playing, and had my information already good to go.

The starter, Frank, was helpful and friendly. Putting greeen was in excellent shape and rolled true to the greens on the course. Very, very fast greens.

Most hole locations were on crowns of the greens, so if you missed on the wrong side of the hole, your ball was likely going to end up on the apron of the green. Very tricky but SUPERB greens. Probably the best greens I've seen in Greenville this year.

The Par 3's (with the exception of #2) are fairly easy. #2 is over all water.

Par 5's are gettable out here too. You can hit them in regulation easily, but need to hit it in the fairway. The rough around the fairway is very very thick. I lost 2 balls on one hole because of this. (#17).

#17 is probably the most fun hole though. A blind tee shot, all downhill to th green. Hit a Draw on the tee and pray you can find your ball.

Overall a superb experience. I have always wanted to play at the Preserve and was happy to have had such a great experience.

From the very top, from all appearances, this course looked great. I went inside to the clubhouse, checked in, and made my way to the range with a medium bucket of balls (40 golf balls was $5).

The starter asked me what time my tee time was, and if I was a "Guest." From that point on, if he wanted to get my attention, he shouted "GUEST!!!!!!" Some what rude, and a strange way to start the round.

Fairways were in okay shape considering the dry and cold weather we have had in the first quarter of 2014.

Bunkers were in very good shape.

Greens were bumpy, but they were just pluged and are starting to come back to life.

Overall, it wasn't worth over $40 to play. It's worth the trip to head up to Cherokee Valley, in my opinion and pay about $15 less.

We enjoyed a chilly late morning round at Star Fort golf club today. Showed up about 45 minutes early and hit a large bucket of balls ($6) on the range, which was in very good shape.

The front 9 really was spectacular, but not at all as easy as I read on prior reviews on golfnow. Par 3's are very challenging, with the shortest par 3 in the 160 yard range.

Bunkers were in absolute fantastic condition, and was some of the softest sand I've played out of, but as a result of being so fluffy, caused a "Fried egg" effect if your ball found them, which mine did on several holes.

Water not really in play on most holes, and greens roled very, very fast. Seems that it has not rained in Ninety-Six in quite a while, so fairways were bouncy and fast; lots of tight lies.

I drove over 95 minutes to get here and was not disapointed!

This is the 2nd Pete Dye design that I've played (other is Ocean Course at Kiawah) and I see alot of similarities to other Dye courses. Firstly, most greens are elevated and you either plant on, or you are rolling off. Greens were super soft and you can easily get spin on short irons on these. Greens had been aerated recently, but still in very good shape.

The tee boxes were in fantastic shape and provided for an easy tee area. Bunkers were raked, and the practice pitching green near the range was a nice practice as well. Excellent value at $35 on the weekends, one of the nicer public courses in the Upstate.